Our Business Areas

Methacrylates

As the world’s largest producer of Methacrylates – the building block of all acrylics – Mitsubishi Chemical is where you’ll find some of the industry’s most talented people who ensure this amazing product improves quality of life around the world.

Acrylics are part of daily life for almost everyone. From protective screens to signage, paints and coatings to fittings and furniture, baths to automotive parts and more, they play an important role in your day whether you realise it or not!

Electrolyte

We manufacture formulated electrolytes inorganic solvents for lithium-ion batteries and lithium primary batteries. Sol-Rite™ formulated electrolytes in organic solvents, are used for lithium-ion batteries.

The formulations are designed to meet the customer needs and to optimise the battery performance. Patented technologies and know-hows are incorporated into the formulations to control the solid electrolyte interface on cathode and anode.

SoarnoL™

We manufacture and distribute Ethylene Vinyl Co-Polymer (EVOH). We also procure and distribute imported Mitsubishi Chemical products. SoarnoL™ (EVOH), is a trade name of Ethylene-Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer originally developed through years of research.

SoarnoL™ is mainly composed of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen, has no toxic gases when burned, and its combustion heat is only half that of polyethylene, causing little harm to the environment.

Specialty Polymers and Resins

We supply acrylic resins and solutions for high-performance applications under the brands of Colacryl®, Dianal, Elvacite® and Lucite® The Specialty Polymers and Resins European HQ is based at Newton Aycliffe along with the customer service and research and development teams.

The site was purpose-built for the design and manufacture of acrylic polymers using suspension polymerisation technology. There is a satellite manufacturing site in the Netherlands and the business works closely with sister sites in the U.S.A. and Japan.

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